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LOT 1151
Wester Asiatic Bronze Bowl
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/8 in. (420 grams, 15.5 cm).
Broad and hemispherical in profile with thickened inturned rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Banded Agate Animal Bead
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Carved in the round, bottle-sjaped with ribbed band of hair or fur, ring-and-dot eyes. 2.93 grams, 20 mm
Private collection, England. -
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
The middle section of a pillowform tablet with cuneiform text on both sides. 70 grams, 57 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
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Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal
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Opening Bid: £150
Plano-conves in section with suspension hole, incuse image of two nude men holding three spears in their outstretched hands, dog below. 35.8 grams, 32 mm
Private collection, England.
